Strange Tales #73 (Atlas, 1960) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $5,040.00
Sold: Jun 19, 2022
Strange Tales #73 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1960
About Strange Tales #73
Ant-Man prototype issue. Jack Kirby and Bill Everett cover. Kirby and Steve Ditko art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
Highest Prices
Record-setting auction prices for comics and art.
Market Leader
Three times the sales of any other comic auctioneer.
Safe and Easy
Get started now with a free online auction appraisal.
*Please note, comics do not have to be CGC-graded.
COVER DETAILS
Characters: Grottu
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Bill Everett
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Frank [Ulysses Bloodstone] (earliest published appearance according to later continuity); Lynn Avery; Kasenga; Grottu (introduction, origin)
Synopsis: A journalist and an archaeologist go to Africa and find an atomically mutated giant ant with super-intelligence. The giant ant tries to lead an army of insects to world conquest, but is foiled when the humans use sugar to turn his ants against him.
Pages: 6.000
Script: Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Bill Everett
Letters: Artie Simek
Reprints: Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #3 (May 1970), | Strange Tales Annual (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 (1962)
Notes: Grottu's next appears in Fantastic Four Unlimited (Marvel, 1993 series) #7 (September 1994), his next chronological appearance is in Marvel Monsters: Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (December 2005). In later retcons it is established that Grottu's creation was planned by the Deviants. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 3-8 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 6).
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | NG | PG | CVR | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
|
Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
CGCxJSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
*All information listed is intended to be as accurate as possible, but errors are possible. No item may be returned or refused based on this information which is provided as a service to our customers. You should contact each pricing source directly to determine the accuracy of this information.
Disclaimer About Comic Book Data
Heritage Auctions provides this information as a service to our customers, and is not responsible for inaccurate data. Please refer to past sale prices, industry price guides, and our experts' auction estimates before you bid or buy.
Heritage Auctions, the world's largest collectibles auctioneer, is the undisputed leader in comic book and comic art sales. Our experts help fans and collectors understand what makes key issues valuable and as the best place to sell comics, we help consignors realize the highest possible prices for their prized collections.
